{"product_id":"perspectives-dewitt-henry-9781965784525","title":"Perspectives: Uncollected Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis hybrid of memoir and essay is \u003cstrong\u003ea tour de force in breadth as well as depth. \u003c\/strong\u003eDeWitt Henry explores the profound intersection of memory, geography, and personal identity. The author meticulously maps his physical surroundings in Boston and Watertown. Through his daily commutes, he anchors his internal reflections on family loss and professional transitions. Henry examines the fragility of human connection by revisiting his childhood in suburban Philadelphia, his experiences as a young academic at Emerson College, and the founding of the literary magazine Ploughshares. Through vivid anecdotes of past romances to the \"displaced persons\" of his youth, Henry investigates how art and imagination provide the necessary, albeit imperfect, sense of \"wholeness\" in an ephemeral world. Ultimately, these essays serve as a meditation on the physicality of the body and the inevitable search for clarifying perspectives in one's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e DeWitt Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965784526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965784525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierian Springs Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"DeWitt Henry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665411477759,"sku":"9781965784525","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfcd752a-5d39-4452-9c4b-7c38cd10a4f6.jpg?v=1792011829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perspectives-dewitt-henry-9781965784525","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}